Johnny Dangerously (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,124,395Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,947,746 (17.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,086 opening theaters/1,086 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,025,210

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,197 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,923 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 879 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,141 $17,124,395

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1984 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: August 27th, 2002 by 20th Century Studios
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, Organized Crime, Mafia, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Cops and Robbers, Prologue, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s, Prison Break, Assassination, Death Row
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 389 $7,135,295 Jan 4, 1985 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 227 $14,798,243 Dec 28, 1984 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,197 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,985 $54,025,210
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,541 $17,124,395
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 59 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,101 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,696 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 879 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $17,124,395

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 9 $2,947,746   1,086 $2,714   $2,947,746 1
Dec 28, 1984 11 $4,400,185 +49% 1,086 $4,052   $8,816,558 2
Jan 4, 1985 11 $2,241,620 -49% 1,009 $2,222   $11,792,585 3
Jan 11, 1985 12 $1,545,661 -31% 821 $1,883   $13,949,467 4
Jan 18, 1985 14 $814,483 -47% 687 $1,186   $15,205,239 5
Jan 25, 1985 15 $692,677 -15% 571 $1,213   $16,198,991 6
Feb 1, 1985 18 $416,613 -40% 417 $999   $16,802,188 7
Feb 8, 1985 24 $208,982 -50% 285 $733   $17,124,395 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 9 $4,416,373   1,086 $4,067   $4,416,373 1
Dec 28, 1984 11 $5,134,592 +16% 1,086 $4,728   $9,550,965 2
Jan 4, 1985 11 $2,852,841 -44% 1,009 $2,827   $12,403,806 3
Jan 11, 1985 12 $1,986,950 -30% 821 $2,420   $14,390,756 4
Jan 18, 1985 14 $1,115,558 -44% 687 $1,624   $15,506,314 5
Jan 25, 1985 15 $879,261 -21% 571 $1,540   $16,385,575 6
Feb 1, 1985 16 $529,838 -40% 417 $1,271   $16,915,413 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,923 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,084 $17,124,395
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 59 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,053 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,141 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,141 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $17,124,395

Supporting Cast

Danny DeVito

Uncategorized

Vincent Schiavelli Roman Moronie's Building Planner
Ray Walston Vendor
Griffin Dunne Tommy Kelly
Marilu Henner Lil
Joe Piscopo Danny Vermin
Joe Flaherty Deathrow Inmate
Maureen Stapleton Ma Kelly
Dick Butkus Arthur
Peter Boyle Jocko Dundee
Dom DeLuise The Pope
Michael Keaton Johnny Kelly (AKA Johnny Dangerously)

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Amy Heckerling Director
Harry Colomby Screenwriter
Jeff Harris Screenwriter
John Morris Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,947,746 (17.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,086 opening theaters/1,086 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,025,210

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,197 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,923 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 879 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,141 $17,124,395

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1984 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: August 27th, 2002 by 20th Century Studios
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, Organized Crime, Mafia, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Cops and Robbers, Prologue, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s, Prison Break, Assassination, Death Row
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 389 $7,135,295 Jan 4, 1985 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 227 $14,798,243 Dec 28, 1984 10

Supporting Cast

Danny DeVito

Uncategorized

Vincent Schiavelli Roman Moronie's Building Planner
Ray Walston Vendor
Griffin Dunne Tommy Kelly
Marilu Henner Lil
Joe Piscopo Danny Vermin
Joe Flaherty Deathrow Inmate
Maureen Stapleton Ma Kelly
Dick Butkus Arthur
Peter Boyle Jocko Dundee
Dom DeLuise The Pope
Michael Keaton Johnny Kelly (AKA Johnny Dangerously)

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Amy Heckerling Director
Harry Colomby Screenwriter
Jeff Harris Screenwriter
John Morris Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,197 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,985 $54,025,210
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,541 $17,124,395
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 59 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,101 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,696 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 879 $17,124,395
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $17,124,395

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 9 $2,947,746   1,086 $2,714   $2,947,746 1
Dec 28, 1984 11 $4,400,185 +49% 1,086 $4,052   $8,816,558 2
Jan 4, 1985 11 $2,241,620 -49% 1,009 $2,222   $11,792,585 3
Jan 11, 1985 12 $1,545,661 -31% 821 $1,883   $13,949,467 4
Jan 18, 1985 14 $814,483 -47% 687 $1,186   $15,205,239 5
Jan 25, 1985 15 $692,677 -15% 571 $1,213   $16,198,991 6
Feb 1, 1985 18 $416,613 -40% 417 $999   $16,802,188 7
Feb 8, 1985 24 $208,982 -50% 285 $733   $17,124,395 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 9 $4,416,373   1,086 $4,067   $4,416,373 1
Dec 28, 1984 11 $5,134,592 +16% 1,086 $4,728   $9,550,965 2
Jan 4, 1985 11 $2,852,841 -44% 1,009 $2,827   $12,403,806 3
Jan 11, 1985 12 $1,986,950 -30% 821 $2,420   $14,390,756 4
Jan 18, 1985 14 $1,115,558 -44% 687 $1,624   $15,506,314 5
Jan 25, 1985 15 $879,261 -21% 571 $1,540   $16,385,575 6
Feb 1, 1985 16 $529,838 -40% 417 $1,271   $16,915,413 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,923 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,084 $17,124,395
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 59 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,053 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,141 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,141 $17,124,395
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $17,124,395